2022 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

2022 Central Michigan Chippewas football
2022 Central Michigan Chippewas football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Jim McElwain (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Paul Petrino (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Robb Akey (4th season)
Home stadium	Kelly/Shorts Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio xy	7	–	1	10	–	4
Buffalo	5	–	3	7	–	6
Bowling Green	5	–	3	6	–	7
Miami (OH)	4	–	4	6	–	7
Kent State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Akron	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Toledo xy$	5	–	3	9	–	5
Eastern Michigan x	5	–	3	9	–	4
Western Michigan	4	–	4	5	–	7
Ball State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Central Michigan	3	–	5	4	–	8
Northern Illinois	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jim McElwain and play their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FS1	L 44–58	53,808
September 10	1:00 p.m.	South Alabama*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	L 28–34	17,205
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Bucknell*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 41–0	21,554
September 24	12:00 p.m.	at No. 14 University Park, PA	BTN	L 14–33	106,624
October 1	3:30 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	NFLN	L 17–38	22,273
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Ball State	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	L 16–17	22,305
October 15	12:00 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH	ESPN+	W 28–21	14,814
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 18–34	14,676
November 2	7:00 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPNU	W 35–22	6,055
November 9	7:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN2	W 31–27	9,103
November 16	8:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry, Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPNU	L 10–12	10,097
November 25	12:00 p.m.	at CBSSN	L 19–38	14,213
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At No. 12 Oklahoma State

Central Michigan Chippewas (0–0) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Central Michigan	7	8	7	22	44
No. 12 Oklahoma State	16	28	7	7	58

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

Date: Thursday, September 1, 2022
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: • Cloudy Temperature: 78
Game attendance: 53,808
Referee: Stuart Mullins
TV announcers (FS1): Jason Benetti (play-by-play) & Brock Huard (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter

(10:09) OSU – Spencer Sanders 45 yard pass to John Paul Richardson, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:32; OSU 7–0)
(7:05) CMU – Daniel Richardson 15 yard pass to Carlos Carriere, Marshall Meeder kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; Tied 7–7)
(0:55) OSU – Safety (OSU 9—7)
(0:00) OSU – Spencer Sanders 17 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive:4 plays, 70 yards, 0:50; OSU 16–7)

Second Quarter

(11:32) OSU – Spencer Sanders 13 yard pass to Braydon Johnson, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:17; OSU 23–7)
(7:14) OSU – Spencer Sanders 17 yard pass to Jaden Nixon, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 1:55; OSU 30–7)
(4:32) OSU – Spencer Sanders 23 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:01; OSU 37–7)
(0:43) CMU – Lew Nichols 4 yard rush, Daniel Richardson PAT pass to Jalen McGaughy (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:49; OSU 37–15)
(0:11) OSU – Dominic Richardson 1 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:32; OSU 44–15)

Third Quarter

(14:23) OSU – Spencer Sanders 7 yard pass to Bryson Green, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:29; OSU 51–15)
(11:14) CMU – Daniel Richardson 1 yard pass to Jalen McGaughy; Marshal Meeder kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:03; OSU 51–22)

Fourth Quarter

(12:31) CMU – Daniel Richardson 18 yard pass to Myles Bailey, 2 pt conversion failed (Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 0:32; OSU 51–28)
(9:17) OSU – Zach Middleton 1 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:09; OSU 58–28)
(6:50) CMU – Lew Nichols 15 yard rush, Daniel Richardson PAT Pass to Carlos Carriere (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:27; OSU 58–36)
(3:15) CMU – Daniel Richardson 54 yard pass to Jalen McGaughy, Daniel Richardson PAT pass to Joel Wilson (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:04; OSU 58–44)

Statistics	CMU	OKST
First downs	31	28
Total yards	546	531
Rushes/yards	39/122	32/125
Passing yards	424	406
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	36–49–1	28–41
Time of possession	36:08	23:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Michigan	Passing	Daniel Richardson	36/49, 424 yards, 4 TD's 1 INT
	Rushing	Lew Nichols III	26 carries, 72 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	Jalen McGaughy	6 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD's
Oklahoma State	Passing	Spencer Sanders	28/41, 406 yards, 4 TD's
	Rushing	Dominic Richardson	9 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Braydon Johnson	6 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD

South Alabama

South Alabama Jaguars (1–0) at Central Michigan Chippewas (0–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	20	11	0	7	38
Chippewas	7	3	0	14	24

at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI

Date: September 10, 2022
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 17,205
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Win Probability

Line

Over/Under

Statistics	USA	CMU
First downs	30	23
Total yards	502	338
Rushing yards	148	81
Passing yards	354	257
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–42–1	23–47–0
Time of possession	38:00	22:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Alabama	Passing	Carter Bradley	26/42, 354 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	La'Damian Webb	20 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jalen Wayne	10 receptions, 98 yards, TD
Central Michigan	Passing	Daniel Richardson	23/47, 257 yards, TD
	Rushing	Marion Lukes	3 carries, 36 yards, TD
	Receiving	Joel Wilson	7 receptions, 73 yards, TD

Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	0	0	0
Chippewas	0	7	13	21	41

At No. 14 Penn State

Central Michigan at No. 14 Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Central Michigan	0	14	0	0	14
No. 14 Penn State	14	7	6	6	33

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University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: September 24
Game time: 12:00 noon EDT
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 106,624
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill, Matt Millen, and Matt McGloin
ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Mitchell Tinsley, 5-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick, 8:42 (7–0, PSU)
PSU – Brenton Strange, 4-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 6:38 (14–0, PSU)

Second quarter

CMU – Finn Hogan, 2-yard TD pass from Daniel Richardson, Josh Rolston kick, 12:39 (14–7, PSU)
CMU – Joel Wilson, 14-yard TD pass from Richardson, Rolston kick, 6:25 (14–14, TIE)
PSU – Kaytron Allen, 14-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 1:58 (21–14, PSU)

Third quarter

PSU – Strange, 3-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick blocked, 11:55 (27–14, PSU)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Clifford, 1-yard TD run, 2-point conversion pass incomplete, 14:43 (33–14, PSU)

Statistics	CMU	PSU
First downs	20	21
Plays–yards	75–363	71–403
Rushes–yards	23–88	32–166
Passing yards	275	237
Passing: comp–att–int	29–52–2	24–39–0
Time of possession	29:33	30:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Michigan	Passing	Daniel Richardson	26/45, 235 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Lew Nichols III	13 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Carlos Carriere	11 receptions, 111 yards
Penn State	Passing	Sean Clifford	22/34, 217 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kaytron Allen	13 carries, 111 yards, TD
	Receiving	Parker Washington	6 receptions, 64 yards

At Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	3	0	8	6	17
Rockets	3	28	0	7	38

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	7	3	17
Chippewas	10	0	6	0	16

At Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	7	7	7	28
Zips	7	0	7	7	21

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	10	0	17	34
Chippewas	3	0	7	8	18

At Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	14	7	7	7	35
Huskies	0	0	7	15	22

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	17	0	3	27
Chippewas	7	0	17	7	31

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	0	0	5	12
Chippewas	7	0	3	0	10

At Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	6	0	6	19
Eagles	14	0	14	10	38

References

^ "2022 Central Michigan Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

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[1] "2022 Central Michigan Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

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